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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted

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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Total Men Women
Jan.
2011		 Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2011		 Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2011		 Jan.
2012

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 21,797 21,347 20,003 19,538 1,794 1,809

Civilian labor force

 11,429 10,914 10,228 9,784 1,201 1,131

Participation rate

 52.4 51.1 51.1 50.1 66.9 62.5

Employed

 10,294 10,100 9,206 9,076 1,088 1,024

Employment-population ratio

 47.2 47.3 46.0 46.5 60.7 56.6

Unemployed

 1,135 815 1,022 708 112 107

Unemployment rate

 9.9 7.5 10.0 7.2 9.4 9.4

Not in labor force

 10,368 10,433 9,775 9,754 593 678

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,285 2,436 1,896 2,033 389 403

Civilian labor force

 1,835 1,955 1,550 1,665 286 290

Participation rate

 80.3 80.2 81.7 81.9 73.4 72.0

Employed

 1,557 1,777 1,310 1,537 247 240

Employment-population ratio

 68.1 72.9 69.1 75.6 63.5 59.6

Unemployed

 278 178 240 128 39 50

Unemployment rate

 15.2 9.1 15.5 7.7 13.5 17.3

Not in labor force

 450 481 346 369 103 113

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,915 3,048 2,447 2,540 468 509

Civilian labor force

 2,479 2,550 2,095 2,158 384 391

Participation rate

 85.0 83.6 85.6 85.0 82.0 76.9

Employed

 2,287 2,386 1,924 2,031 363 355

Employment-population ratio

 78.4 78.3 78.6 80.0 77.6 69.8

Unemployed

 192 164 171 128 21 36

Unemployment rate

 7.7 6.4 8.2 5.9 5.4 9.2

Not in labor force

 437 498 352 381 84 117

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 10,726 10,079 10,380 9,759 346 319

Civilian labor force

 3,796 3,156 3,664 3,053 132 103

Participation rate

 35.4 31.3 35.3 31.3 38.2 32.3

Employed

 3,433 2,928 3,314 2,828 119 100

Employment-population ratio

 32.0 29.0 31.9 29.0 34.4 31.2

Unemployed

 364 229 351 225 13 4

Unemployment rate

 9.6 7.2 9.6 7.4 9.8 3.4

Not in labor force

 6,930 6,922 6,716 6,706 214 216

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

 5,870 5,784 5,280 5,206 590 578

Civilian labor force

 3,318 3,253 2,919 2,907 399 346

Participation rate

 56.5 56.2 55.3 55.9 67.6 59.8

Employed

 3,017 3,009 2,658 2,680 359 329

Employment-population ratio

 51.4 52.0 50.3 51.5 60.8 56.9

Unemployed

 301 244 261 227 40 17

Unemployment rate

 9.1 7.5 8.9 7.8 10.1 4.8

Not in labor force

 2,552 2,531 2,361 2,298 191 233

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 207,979 212,092 91,225 92,726 116,755 119,365

Civilian labor force

 139,440 140,958 70,029 70,742 69,411 70,217

Participation rate

 67.0 66.5 76.8 76.3 59.5 58.8

Employed

 126,079 128,685 62,493 64,173 63,586 64,512

Employment-population ratio

 60.6 60.7 68.5 69.2 54.5 54.0

Unemployed

 13,361 12,274 7,536 6,569 5,825 5,705

Unemployment rate

 9.6 8.7 10.8 9.3 8.4 8.1

Not in labor force

 68,539 71,133 21,196 21,985 47,344 49,149

NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: February 03, 2012